Red Alert 2: Soviet Mission 8 - Desecration [Long-play & Tips]

[@CnCDune]

Note: destroying the White House is also a viable method. There's even a trigger, WHDestroyed, set up for it! The other one is called WHCaptured and fires when the White House it's attached to is entered by Player House. Since your only option is an Engineer instead of... say, a spy... Side-note: have you noticed how inconsistent Washington DC is across the five versions is (2 per faction campaign, 1 MP)? New York is also the same across the three versions. 9:59 The only thing the attached trigger does is Play Speech. There's nothing else hooked up to it. However, the triggers do exist, so with some light edits you can get them to work. Actually, all you need to do is attach trigger BeaconDestroyed to trigger Beacon Speech. Bear in mind the following times are always for 15FPS, not standard 30FPS "fast" game speed. Here's what they do: BeaconDestroyed: spawn money crate and enable other triggers. BeaconDestroyed1: after 2s the few civilians on the map change House to CivilianArmy (this House is empty/incomplete; but since the map loads just fine and doesn't crash there, it's fine. Probably). BeaconDestroyed2: after 1s the GIs change House to CivilianArmy, and make Vlad2 House (the main purple base) declare war on CivilianArmy. BeaconDestroyed3: after 1s Vlad1 House (smaller brown base) declares war on CivilianArmy 14:38 Huh. Map mods: -standard harvester and resource mods. -White House and other Memorials can't be Occupied, are unarmed, and leave no crates behind (mind, they don't do that anyways in base game). -Money crates give 8000. -Desolator mod so the non-MP Player House can build it (though Arabs House will not be able to). -[General] modified; Prism Support OP. -Psychic Beacon uncapturable. -Powerups section modded so there are 195 shares in total, though game needs it to be 110... -RadBeamWeapon Damage buffed from 125 to 200.

[@DJNicShogun]

wat r u blabbering about

[@CnCDune]

@@DJNicShogun The inner workings of this mission.

[@ericorrin5748]

The funny thing about the Soviet campaign is that the Allies are more or less defeated by mission 5 at best, and the rest are all about the Soviet-Omega internal struggle or limited US remnant clean up operations.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

That's what happens when a full on worldwide blitzkrieg works like a charm.

[@aboss7243]

with a song like hell march 2 while the soviets are attacking, its a no brainer the allies were defeated so fast

[@MrSadisticLlama]

Its a nice hint at the expansion pack Yuri's revenge, to show that Yuri is a complete and utter mastermind, which is funny since the Allied victory is canon at the end of the game and start of YR

[@DarkPinkYoshi-x5g]

then why are they such a beast in mission 7

[@tntproductions1996]

When those Apocalypse tanks rolled into Vladimir's front yard, it was at that moment, he knew, he f*cked up.

[@alejandroyava]

When did he fucked up exactly? He was fighting a traitor who inculprit him.

[@tntproductions1996]

@@alejandroyava I was stating that Vladimir f*cked up, in the case that the commander strolled into his front yard with a group of the Apocalypse tanks that are elite and have consumed a bunch of crates. :P

[@srsorrow1708]

I didn’t even know there was a Psychic Beacon on this mission. In my opinion, it is the coolest structure in this game.

[@ghosttoast4974]

Too bad you cant capture it

[@yourordinarymaker8261]

@@ghosttoast4974 yeah there's also a map on the yuri's revenge cncnet skirmish map The map is called sonic highways There's a psychic amplifier and a psychic beacon but it cannot be captured by a engineer or yuri prime

[@Melvinb3k]

Vladimir: I fear no man, but that thing... tg: *Sends an engineer* Vladimir: It scares me!

[@deadmorose5950]

Lack of victory text: "Traitors beware: Your sudden and righteous attack on Washington D.C. has made your rivals fear your strategic skills."

[@glacier4286]

Those apocalypse tanks were in desperate need of using the attack-move order.

[@jcdenton2187]

It seems like a lot of Soviet missions are more rushed or unfinished compared to the allies. Like how this mission, destroying the Psychic Beacon will play a clip of Zofia saying the Allied forces are no longer under Vladimir's control (nevermind that Yuri built the beacons in the first place), but nothing happens... what?

[@bormisha]

It's probably because all allied troops that were present on the map were already killed!

[@namtrieunguyen7630]

You get attacked by US civilians and GIs (if any is left alive) if you don't destroy that building. But the map doesn't have a lot of them to begin with. Though it's funny to free the GIs then destroy the specialist buildings :)))

[@CnCDune]

All the trigger does is play that speech; there are more triggers in place, but they aren't enabled or hooked up to the 'main' trigger.

[@Adam-pu6jg]

I suspect the intention was for any surviving GI's to become a third faction opposed to both yours and Vladimir's forces, but for whatever reason didn't bother.

[@CnCDune]

@@Adam-pu6jg The triggers for this are in place and theoretically work. The main trigger enabling this though just hasn't been attached anything that could enable it. But don't confuse sides with factions.

[@ValerioRhys]

I played this game along with Starcraft and Diablo since I was 8. I'm 27 now and it's still great. Most games today with their high end graphics, production value and mechanics were nice, but they somehow failedto draw me in for a replay. You can tell when a game is lovingly made, instead of just a cash grab.

[@n484l3iehugtil]

Yep. There's a certain authenticity to games made with love: effort put into the little details. Easter eggs and ideas included just for fun. More player flexibility in story and gameplay. A little more daring experimentation with themes and mechanics without fear of consequences. Everything gels well together or otherwise is simply... fun, an immersive experience. It feels like the devs played their own game and knew what they wanted out of it and loved it. A cash grab consistently feels like every feature had to go through executive approval and a calculation if the effort was worth it. There are main selling points that are thrown in your face again and again. A lot of more immersive detail that could have been there, save for a few overt ones, were just axed. Graphics are wowzers but fail to hide the ultimately shallow and pre-calculated gameplay. The player is controlled and all possibilities accounted for.

[@ValerioRhys]

@@n484l3iehugtil I think the shift happened when more sophisticated software and developer engines became available. Kinda like the earlier works in the film industry, the earlier games had limited memory and tools creating effects available so they had to improvise and experiment with what little resources they had and made sure that the player is engaged and can do a lot of things and customize their play style even though the scope was small. Nowadays the main focus is on narrative and "realistic" renders to make the player feel like they're in the game, which is nice and all, but it draws away from interaction and active play in favor of a visual experience. If a game's primary pitch is that it's using the latest graphics engine or that it has a large map to explore and beautiful textures to go along with it, then expect to just be awed at first playthrough and then bored the next.

[@TheEverything100]

I hope you fixed your crash issues... glad to see you uploading!

[@WaterCrane]

I love how so obvious a lie it was that Romanov was murdered by Vladimir, given how Vladimir was in Washington DC since the previous mission (scrubbing his boots with the American flag!) and Romanov was in Moscow, but like anyone can disagree with Yuri while in the same room as him. (Also, Yuri says 9:15 in the evening, and yet the scene in the Premier's office resembles daylight)

[@mjc0961]

Also, he "senses" that Vladimir is holed up in the White House, even though like you said, we all already knew that from the previous mission.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Still, the Soviet Commander must pretend that he's a single minded fool so to finally eliminate that obstacle to his power and, after that, the psychic traitor himself.

[@buizelmeme6288]

Lol, I click on the 9:15 to see where it leads to XD

[@Aviationlord7742]

You disagree with Yuri you suddenly find yourself loosing control of your own mind

[@WaterCrane]

@@buizelmeme6288 "Changing position!" - Kinky!

[@reallymereallyme4796]

This mission is a foreshadow of Red Revolution mission, clandestine coup of the Reds from Mastermind Yuri in their archenemy territory. Good job, soldier.

[@kampfer91]

Vladimir was captured by an engineer instead of soldier .

[@shadyone6620]

You don't know how scary a Soviet engineer can be when equipped with screwdriver, pair of plyers and a wire hanger.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Well, time to summarily execute the pest...

[@ruihaogong7809]

Engineers are the best of best in this game since they can capture almost every building without any internal resistance. 😜😜

[@CnCDune]

@@ruihaogong7809 RA2 soldiers to RA1 soldiers in C&C Legos Season 4 Episode 6: "We're from the future! Our Engineers are better than yours!" kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppLcY6B5bN-Iras

[@xofox_studio]

engineer holding a wrench instead of soldiers pointing a gun : *Bonk Vladimir to his surrender*

[@iamlucidess]

Recent PC tech: we can run old games with perfect fps. Apocalypse tank: Hold my beer while I nuke this building along with your fps

[@mjc0961]

7:51 - Imagine if you could tell a dog to capture a building, and he runs up and pees on it because he's a good boy doing the best he can for you. 🐶

[@taliyah8667]

Dude xD

[@MoondropSimulacra]

Lmao smh I died laughing than I should...

[@michaelandreipalon359]

I prefer to deem it as a girl. Good girl, Marcy, who's a good girl? Yes, you are!

[@xofox_studio]

engineer holding a wrench instead of soldiers pointing a gun : *Bonk Vladimir to his surrender*

[@aboss7243]

apocalypse in this mission : how's my driving?

[@shashwatmishra2608]

Desolator ready...ahh man those were the days...

[@diavolouna5230]

Vladimir should have said something to defend himself rather than "you will never capture general vladimir"

[@nightwalker3377]

Happy that you made the video Even after having problems

[@icer1249]

14:12 you left 1 sentry gun alive. Oh dear full redo to clear all enemies

[@whiterunguard4852]

What is this, like the fourth mission in Washington DC? Westwood really didn't want us to forget the unique experience of razing historical monuments... It is a quick one, too, with little noteworthy things happening. Well, I guess now we are off to nuke an Allied Weather Control Device, and then we finally get to... that mission.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

There is a certain charm when it comes to liberating/invading the U.S. capital; there should have been a mission to liberate, let alone invade San Francisco though.

[@-Garaf-]

Don't forget the álamo

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@-Garaf- Hehe, "Remember the Alamo", as a man named Volgin once said...

[@maDbiL]

If i remember, Desolators have a bit o bug. When you deploy them, u can force fire it on the ground and it will irradiate the land at a faster rate, Like how it is firing when not deployed.

[@my.angel_hikari]

The funny thing is that you can destroy the White House and the game will still see it as an absolute win

[@CnCDune]

It's a viable method; there's even a trigger set up for it.

[@mugiwaradarwin4504]

Terrorism! What? I see this as an absolute win!

[@babulapiderazi1924]

thanks for the "good night" video again :)

[@jerryrose7]

Gawd I'd be pissed if I were to lose that ultimate Apoc. 😄

[@tg.Sacred]

It was indeed quite sad but I had to give a good show!

[@michaelandreipalon359]

We will try to remember you, Zhukov One.

[@SingaporeLyfe]

15:17 Enemy rhino: encountering enemy. there's a pair of idiots dancing on the bridge HQ: leave it for entertainment

[@RaghidSandouq]

Yes, in all maps you can't embark units into vehicles while any on the bridge, both should be on solid land .

[@Khld-cn8xv]

Can you please do MO missions once red alert and yuri revenge is finished?

[@tg.Sacred]

I may try.

[@zeyadgabr8682]

@@tg.Sacred careful they are super hard (but also fun if you know what you are doing haha)

[@whiterunguard4852]

@@tg.Sacred Yeah, go check out the fandom if you need more specific details about MO's missions. The official playthroughs from the devs are fine too... but they don't tell you anything specific about how to complete them. Be prepared for suffering however, because some of them, like the next to last Yuri mission in act one, will quite literally give you a mental breakdown.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Still waiting for the final missions though. What's taking them a while?

[@johndexterzarate6663]

@@whiterunguard4852 i think its on par with the allied one. The only difference is the time pressure. But both are riddled with kirovs.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

10:50: "See, that's the problem, Vladimir... *leans close to the screen and whispers* I know he killed Romanov, and I know he's the real traitor; I just want to have one less loose end in my military service, foolish, arrogant, and overbearing nekulturny."

[@muhammadyudhi1338]

After you sends engineer to White House: Your engineer become a Commisars Officer, in Operation Fox and the Hound cut-scene

[@markanthonyorine1699]

My favorite quote in vanilla RA2...We will bury them!!!

[@0xVENx0]

8:44 i knew youd do this to your apocalypse with how much you like them lol

[@michaelandreipalon359]

1:14: "These Desolators are overpowered enough. Those Paratrooper units won't stand much of a chance."

[@michaelreyes5539]

Great job tg your the great I'll be watch your next video mission 9

[@StriKe_jk]

Pretty sure destroying the psychic beacon will stop the civilians from attacking your troops. Which is kinda weird because you fight for Yuri in this mission and it is technically his beacon. Furthermore your intelligent officer even tells you that you freed the american people from Yuri's control after defeating it.

[@CnCDune]

Destroying the Beacon does nothing aside from giving a Speech because there's nothing else hooked up to it.

[@GaDominion]

Hey! Why do you avoid attack move option (Ctrl+Shift) in your videos? It's annoying to see such entertaining videos without proper tank control.

[@ChenAnPin]

10:10 iirc the Psychic Beacon controls the American GIs. Destroying that frees them and they'll turn on Vladimir's forces. Not that there's much point since you don't get access to them nor do they help much aside from maybe being a mild annoyance for any forces passing through the Washington Monument. Would be kinda cool (or hella complicated) if there was an Allied base on this map under the control of Vladimir that you could take over.

[@CnCDune]

That's what should've happened (the GIs and civies attacking the other Soviet bases), but the trigger that enables that isn't attached to the trigger that actually chks for the Beacon's destruction. So aside from a Speech, nothing happens.

[@rioblacklion9010]

Road to " operation : red revolution"

[@rabbitbravefoot4850]

Hardwork finally paying off :) ......... Is the troubleshooting temporary anyways ?

[@tg.Sacred]

I think I fixed it!

[@delta250a]

@@tg.Sacred Great to hear that!

[@bbglas007]

@@tg.Sacred care to share?

[@taliyah8667]

Thx for making the video to use did you fix your problem with the game ??

[@tstreb66]

I've ran into that same problem trying to get an engineer into the flak track.

[@DRRDGRAPHICARTIST]

He must have been that stupid to follow the tank 7:39,Just realize there’s no psychic Beacon at all no yuris, what difficulty has these missions been on? I do not remmeber having to capture anything to win

[@tg.Sacred]

All missions are played on hard.

[@DRRDGRAPHICARTIST]

@@tg.Sacred the ai are terrible

[@DRRDGRAPHICARTIST]

@@tg.Sacred love when you comment though dude hope i make your day

[@MrDobleO]

I love how romanov say "general Vladimir" laughing

[@michaelandreipalon359]

12:26: "Zhukov One, don't... DAMNIT!!!"

[@Hamentsios10]

I would destroy the bridge right away, idk why i like to turtle up a lot.

[@Jayson-ly6ni]

Is it possible to rush a flack track with 5 engineers to the White House and not destroy anything?

[@Infarlock]

Damn, so early that it's still 360p

[@benjaminrupp4523]

yeah...was confused at first ; )

[@SITUVNgcd]

14:38 Many bridge bugs on RA2 and RA3.

[@mfdsrax2]

Why low power on 2:11 ?

[@CnCDune]

1:36 the reactor gets some damage. Usually there's still 15 power surplus when reaching the Radar/War Factory, 10% of the Tesla Reactor's output, but since the Reactor is damaged...

[@MiXali4_WoT]

Начала лайк, потом просмотр)

[@DisegnoAzzerare]

fyi you should be able to force-attack ground with desolators once they're deployed, that way you can spam the radiation field pretty quickly

[@liliwinnt6]

1:37 try this: let the desolator slightly walk away for a fast re-deploy

[@CnCDune]

Won't make much of a difference, since the RadEruptionWeapon has a cooldown of 60 frames, so 2s at 30FPS.

[@Сергей-э8х5р]

2 crates on promotion? How abour army of "Elite Ivans" or "Elite V3" or army of "elite tesla warriors". Heavy tanks can play role of a shield.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

8:45: "Alright, Black Guard units, crush the opposition!"

[@Mrnattarit]

how about destroying the white house in this mission 8? What will happen if you destroy the white house in this mission 8?

[@tg.Sacred]

Still win.

[@deadchannel9071]

This is like the allied mission 3

[@Adam-pu6jg]

Those crates in the trucks can be a pain...they're random so you often get the same upgrade crate or multiple cash or veterancy crates.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Or worse, demo charges.

[@CnCDune]

@@michaelandreipalon359 Good thing WW disabled that for RA2, eh? ;)

[@willmunoz1638]

5:11 made me laugh. Yes, shoot at the freakin COLUMN OF RUSSIAN TANKS with a glock. That's so American.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

10:15: "Washington D.C. Psychic Beacon destroyed. Pity there are less Allied soldiers around to save their own butts." ("That should be a setback for Yuri as well.")

[@Dubbelthor]

I gotta ask... is there any trick for getting RA2 to work this well? I've tried to enjoy it myself again (mostly due to your lovely videos) but I keep crashing after about 20 min total play time.. Just wondering or if you never have this problem because you are so quick :P

[@tg.Sacred]

My cd copy used to crash until I switched to the origin version. So far it runs fine in win7

[@Dubbelthor]

@@tg.Sacred Ahh that might be it yes. I use Ultimate Edition also (origin) but I got win10. I wanna remember back in the days win7 were more stable for it... Well just gotta play around bit more with the ol settings I guess.

[@JustARandoChannel]

@@Dubbelthor If you've not already, perhaps try running origin/the RA2's executable in compatibility mode (choosing win7)? Might help.

[@sorryforbad5706]

@@Dubbelthor i think you should download virtual machine window 7..then put ra2 And yuri revenge in it...so you can play it :)

[@Dubbelthor]

​@@JustARandoChannel Well I will have to see. Other problems are starting to sadly show up, such as it alt tabbing out, thus crashing it upon start up... Don't we all like incompatabile software. Gotta keep looking into fixes I guess

[@MsTatakai]

Did the game crashed after the mission accomplished ? O_O

[@Muhammed552]

Beacon part i think there should be an allied base in this mission that when you destroyed the becaon they set free i think they scrab this idea and left only the beacon

[@nizarsaker7124]

Anyone can tell me how to get movies in the gamelike i saw in many missions many of people are talk and they appear instead the map above

[@tg.Sacred]

You need to have the cinematic files.

[@nizarsaker7124]

@@tg.Sacred can u make video or give me link?

[@MrPathorn]

You can also destroy white house to win mission but that does not look canon

[@ramadhanisme7]

Plot twist : Camerad general is intentionally killing vladimir as a revenge from the previous mission 🤣🤣

[@michaelandreipalon359]

All while letting Yuri be as an excuse to seize power later on. Just like a certain man back in the RA1 Soviet campaign.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

1:19, 7:20, 8:26, 9:05, and 9:44: "Miller... destroy them. They're not worth my respect." 14:16: "But not the White House, friend. Let that be a permanent monument to all their sins!" (I wonder if these monuments were repaired by a certain Allied Commander offscreen...)

[@kris9293]

What the....i just realize that all the tank has same voice line Apocalypse should be like "Soviet power supreme" or "Annihilates" And flak tank should be "I will arvenge us" Or "wai wai quick"

[@archerslayer506]

The new lines that you speak of is from RA2: Yuri's Revenge, basically the "upgrade" of the normal RA2 (this)

[@kris9293]

@@archerslayer506 oh.....huh.....i didnt know that 🤔 thank😂

[@reianvase6683]

How do you speed up the campaign?

[@tg.Sacred]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4OmaIyggKergpYsi=lxXWwcqeYZZvC3Ap&t=185

[@michaelandreipalon359]

0:00: "Yes, death to Vladimir the arrogant traitor! I will do my best to avenge our poor Premier, Yuri. This should be exhilarating." 0:50: "Stupid Spies. The briefing system has been damaged badly since the Chrono attack on the Urals."

[@nottokung6191]

did u mean engineer catch him?

[@chromeslyvania9227]

That was Apocalypse from the God xD

[@chunpangwong3259]

i will destroy the bridge so as to avoid enemy from that way

[@martaxsasLT]

Hahahaha that outro

[@michaelandreipalon359]

14:24: "...I better pay England a visit for their Spies. Also, where's the repair team I ordered from those captured Allied tech specialists?!" (If anyone is curious on what this says...) Aftermath Ranking: Major. Par time or less - "Traitors beware: Your sudden and righteous attack on Washington D.C. has made your rivals fear your strategic skills." Beyond par time - "Vladimir has been punished for his crimes. Your victory has not gone unnoticed in this dark hour."

[@yexiu8487]

Not gonna lie but the soviet commander (you) is being toyed by yuri in this mission LMAO

[@michaelandreipalon359]

I interpreted it as the Commander just deliberately playing aloof so to later seize power.

[@lucusvanbeek3309]

You can dislike our comrade vladimir for dacedence, but he was one of only ones (aside from the player) who saw through yuri the traitor.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

That I can grudgingly agree with.

[@MYAceb]

I laugh how many people say that it is obvious lie and that Vladimir is a good boy but many forgets... Vladimir might be on same level as Yuri for commander. After all it was first Vladimir who used comrade general while doing almost nothing, to get a big score and sit on Washington DC, while still (probably) not doing much and enjoying enemies being enslaved by Yuri's psychic beacon (at this time, it might have been programed to obey soviets, not Yuri himself) and using the american women and luxury to his own pleasure. I personally like to see that it is "pulling a grudge" from comrade gerenal for being used. After all, we know who's next after Vladimir...

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Yeah, I feel the same way. In my view, the Soviet Commander is an ambitious yet martially brilliant man who wants to rise up in the ranks, no matter the cost.

[@jhliton6755]

watching all episode, it would better with bit higher resolution. ratio is no ok

[@Ostrigoth]

Yuri is so cute ^^

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Udo Kier does look a bit good looking for his age.

[@ramadhanisme7]

Do you mean yuri alpha from overlord? Or yuri from snsd girlband?

[@Ostrigoth]

@@ramadhanisme7 Both)

[@BenTennyson2005-m5t]

I know all the easter eggs in this mission

[@rendyarief6498]

Outro:get move you lazy ass engineering 😂

[@cyberneticdex69]

that is one silly engineer :v